The Last Jedi Reaction thread [SPOILERS galore!]

[Wil1972]

This film kinda felt like the Star Wars equivalent of Star Trek 5.

[Principled Man]

This film kinda felt like the Star Wars equivalent of Star Trek 5.

 

Now THAT was a low blow..... :o

[Wil1972]

This film kinda felt like the Star Wars equivalent of Star Trek 5.

 

Now THAT was a low blow..... :o

 

Well there were ideas in ST5 worth exploring but failed in their execution. That could be said for TLJ. As a fan you kinda like it. But it's not a go-to film. Only problem here is that most of the ST films were episodic in nature; Star Wars has a storyline running through each film. So it makes it even more disheartening. How can you skip this film when you decide to watch them? To do so is to toss out a chunk of the story. Or maybe not. I guess the next one will tell us more.

[Rushman14]

This film kinda felt like the Star Wars equivalent of Star Trek 5.

 

Now THAT was a low blow..... :o

 

not even close. Star Trek 5 was atrocious. I think this film come in 4th in the series for me.

 

A New Hope

Empire

Force Awakens

Last Jedi

Roque One

Sith

Return Of The Jedi (this one is not aging well at all)

Phantom

Clones

[Principled Man]

This film kinda felt like the Star Wars equivalent of Star Trek 5.

 

Now THAT was a low blow..... :o

 

not even close. Star Trek 5 was atrocious.

 

Star Trek V was so bad, the next one should have been called Star Trek VI: The Apology..... :laughing guy:

[Principled Man]

How can you skip this film when you decide to watch them? To do so is to toss out a chunk of the story. Or maybe not. I guess the next one will tell us more.

 

The fate of the entire Star Wars saga is fully on the shoulders of JJ Abrams and Episode IX. He had better make it is best, highest quality film.

 

It will have to incorporate The Last Jedi as well as all the other episodes. The Saga should come full circle. Perhaps a visit to Tatooine and Naboo, where it all started, is in order. Don't let us down, JJ!

[toymaker]

I hope there's a flashback to how the knights of Ren defeated the knights of Stimpy.

[JohnnyBlaze]

This film kinda felt like the Star Wars equivalent of Star Trek 5.

 

Trek 5 was shit no doubt but at least I was interested in what Kirk, Spock, and Bones were going to do.

 

After a point, I didn’t care about anyone in Last Jedi. It did have a few enjoyable scenes though...can’t say that about Trek 5 and that Shakari garbage.

[JohnnyBlaze]

What did you like or dislike about it?

I seriously considered walking out during the "I'm holding for General Hux" skit. I'm glad I didn't, but damn, that was just terrible.

 

I'm not happy at all with the current trend of film makers forcing contemporary America slang and vulgarities into their SciFi/Fantasy films. The General Hux scene wasn't too bad, IMO, but they could have worded it differently. It's supposed to be long ago, in a galaxy far, far away, but we get people talking exactly like US.

 

Guardians of The Galaxy comes immediately to mind. To me, it's very irritating to put up with the American vulgarities spewed by beings who have never even been to Earth much less the USA. I like Thor much better when he's talking like THOR, and not like one of the guys down in NYC.

 

The Thor-speak in Ragnarok was the director’s bs idea to have him strongly influenced by modern American language. So, even though Thor’s supposed to be over a thousand years old he’s speaking and joking as he did in Thor 3 after just a few years of hanging out with Jane Foster and Tony Stark?! Dumb.

 

Guardians 2 and Thor Rag were big let downs for me. They certainly were not made by filmmakers who know or respect the characters.

 

Getting back to Last Jedi, that General Hux phone scene was cringeworthy.

[goose]

What did you like or dislike about it?

I seriously considered walking out during the "I'm holding for General Hux" skit. I'm glad I didn't, but damn, that was just terrible.

 

I'm not happy at all with the current trend of film makers forcing contemporary America slang and vulgarities into their SciFi/Fantasy films. The General Hux scene wasn't too bad, IMO, but they could have worded it differently. It's supposed to be long ago, in a galaxy far, far away, but we get people talking exactly like US.

 

Guardians of The Galaxy comes immediately to mind. To me, it's very irritating to put up with the American vulgarities spewed by beings who have never even been to Earth much less the USA. I like Thor much better when he's talking like THOR, and not like one of the guys down in NYC.

 

The Thor-speak in Ragnarok was the director’s bs idea to have him strongly influenced by modern American language. So, even though Thor’s supposed to be over a thousand years old he’s speaking and joking as he did in Thor 3 after just a few years of hanging out with Jane Foster and Tony Stark?! Dumb.

 

Guardians 2 and Thor Rag were big let downs for me. They certainly were not made by filmmakers who know or respect the characters.

 

Getting back to Last Jedi, that General Hux phone scene was cringeworthy.

They might as well have had Domino's deliver a prank call pizza as a distraction.

 

 

 

I can picture Mary Poppins Leia flying through space with a pizza box in hand...

[JohnnyBlaze]

What did you like or dislike about it?

I seriously considered walking out during the "I'm holding for General Hux" skit. I'm glad I didn't, but damn, that was just terrible.

 

I'm not happy at all with the current trend of film makers forcing contemporary America slang and vulgarities into their SciFi/Fantasy films. The General Hux scene wasn't too bad, IMO, but they could have worded it differently. It's supposed to be long ago, in a galaxy far, far away, but we get people talking exactly like US.

 

Guardians of The Galaxy comes immediately to mind. To me, it's very irritating to put up with the American vulgarities spewed by beings who have never even been to Earth much less the USA. I like Thor much better when he's talking like THOR, and not like one of the guys down in NYC.

 

The Thor-speak in Ragnarok was the director’s bs idea to have him strongly influenced by modern American language. So, even though Thor’s supposed to be over a thousand years old he’s speaking and joking as he did in Thor 3 after just a few years of hanging out with Jane Foster and Tony Stark?! Dumb.

 

Guardians 2 and Thor Rag were big let downs for me. They certainly were not made by filmmakers who know or respect the characters.

 

Getting back to Last Jedi, that General Hux phone scene was cringeworthy.

They might as well have had Domino's deliver a prank call pizza as a distraction.

 

 

 

I can picture Mary Poppins Leia flying through space with a pizza box in hand...

 

That would’ve been an improvement!

 

The more I think about it, the more unbalanced LJ seems. We’ve got the Hux prank call and Leia Poppins rubbish in the same movie as the cool Dern sacrifice scene and the well done Yoda cameo. Weird.

[toymaker]

There are cheeseball moments in all the Star Wars films - even The Empire Strikes Back.

[bluefox4000]

What did you like or dislike about it?

I seriously considered walking out during the "I'm holding for General Hux" skit. I'm glad I didn't, but damn, that was just terrible.

 

I'm not happy at all with the current trend of film makers forcing contemporary America slang and vulgarities into their SciFi/Fantasy films. The General Hux scene wasn't too bad, IMO, but they could have worded it differently. It's supposed to be long ago, in a galaxy far, far away, but we get people talking exactly like US.

 

Guardians of The Galaxy comes immediately to mind. To me, it's very irritating to put up with the American vulgarities spewed by beings who have never even been to Earth much less the USA. I like Thor much better when he's talking like THOR, and not like one of the guys down in NYC.

 

The Thor-speak in Ragnarok was the director’s bs idea to have him strongly influenced by modern American language. So, even though Thor’s supposed to be over a thousand years old he’s speaking and joking as he did in Thor 3 after just a few years of hanging out with Jane Foster and Tony Stark?! Dumb.

 

Guardians 2 and Thor Rag were big let downs for me. They certainly were not made by filmmakers who know or respect the characters.

 

Getting back to Last Jedi, that General Hux phone scene was cringeworthy.

They might as well have had Domino's deliver a prank call pizza as a distraction.

 

 

 

I can picture Mary Poppins Leia flying through space with a pizza box in hand...

 

That would’ve been an improvement!

 

The more I think about it, the more unbalanced LJ seems. We’ve got the Hux prank call and Leia Poppins rubbish in the same movie as the cool Dern sacrifice scene and the well done Yoda cameo. Weird.

 

TLJ is a mess indeed there is a very good film in there. but Rian was to busy doing to much and it got way to convoluted.

 

Mick

[Entre_Perpetuo]

I'm keeping this at fourth after seeing it for a third time (this time in I-max). As much as I don't really care about the plot criticisms when it comes to my enjoyment of the movie, and as much as I love the humor and the great characterization going on with almost everyone here (except Finn, but whatever), I can't deny that it doesn't feel as classic as 4, 5, 7, 6, or even the occasional moment in the prequels. Everything about 8 screams awesome, but novel, to me. So I guess we'll see how well it ages. However, there are some downright incredible scenes and sequences here (I'll never ever get tired of watching the end, from Holdo's sacrifice onward). So...I love this movie, A+ for how much I enjoy it and am impressed with it's ambition, but here's my ranking:

 

IV

VII

V

VIII

(R1)

VI

III

I

II

[bluefox4000]

I'd rank this like this now

 

Empire

Sith

TFA

A new hope

TLJ

Return

R1

Phantom

Clones

 

Mick

[Entre_Perpetuo]

I'd rank this like this now

 

Empire

Sith

TFA

A new hope

TLJ

Return

R1

Phantom

Clones

 

Mick

 

I don't know Episode Mick, but I'm surprised you'd find anything that much worse than two! :P ;)

[bluefox4000]

I'd rank this like this now

 

Empire

Sith

TFA

A new hope

TLJ

Return

R1

Phantom

Clones

 

Mick

 

I don't know Episode Mick, but I'm surprised you'd find anything that much worse than two! :P ;)

 

Episode Mick is 3 hours of me destroying every copy of Clockwork Angels in existence

 

lol

 

Mick

[Principled Man]

I'd rank this like this now

 

Empire

Sith

TFA

A new hope

TLJ

Return

R1

Phantom

Clones

 

Mick

 

I don't know Episode Mick, but I'm surprised you'd find anything that much worse than two! :P ;)

 

Episode Mick is 3 hours of me destroying every copy of Clockwork Angels in existence

 

Except for your copy, which you cherish more than life itself. :haz:

[bluefox4000]

I'd rank this like this now

 

Empire

Sith

TFA

A new hope

TLJ

Return

R1

Phantom

Clones

 

Mick

 

I don't know Episode Mick, but I'm surprised you'd find anything that much worse than two! :P ;)

 

Episode Mick is 3 hours of me destroying every copy of Clockwork Angels in existence

 

Except for your copy, which you cherish more than life itself. :haz:

 

if you mean treasure it as a frisbee than yea :laughing guy: :laughing guy:

 

Mick

[RUSHHEAD666]

I'd rank this like this now

 

Empire

Sith

TFA

A new hope

TLJ

Return

R1

Phantom

Clones

 

Mick

 

Rogue

A New Hope

Empire Strikes Back

Return Of The Jedi

Force Awakens

Last Jedi

Revenge

Menace

Attack Of The Clowns

[toymaker]

I'd rank this like this now

 

Empire

Sith

TFA

A new hope

TLJ

Return

R1

Phantom

Clones

 

Mick

 

Rogue

A New Hope

Empire Strikes Back

Return Of The Jedi

Force Awakens

Last Jedi

Revenge

Menace

Attack Of The Clowns

 

I always tend to poo-poo the Return of the Jedi, but it's that damned awesome throne room scene and final space battle that makes up for the Jabba and ewok bullshit. Still I think I like the recent movies more. Disney's movies are nailing spaceship stuff, and I think the acting is better.

[RUSHHEAD666]

I'd rank this like this now

 

Empire

Sith

TFA

A new hope

TLJ

Return

R1

Phantom

Clones

 

Mick

 

Rogue

A New Hope

Empire Strikes Back

Return Of The Jedi

Force Awakens

Last Jedi

Revenge

Menace

Attack Of The Clowns

 

I always tend to poo-poo the Return of the Jedi, but it's that damned awesome throne room scene and final space battle that makes up for the Jabba and ewok bullshit. Still I think I like the recent movies more. Disney's movies are nailing spaceship stuff, and I think the acting is better.

 

Toymaker!

 

YES!

 

I totally get it!!! I mean I am almost 50 fuckking years young next month. I have seen every Star Wars film in the theater.

 

The Ewoks killed me. Horrible. Like the Porgs. I know I get it. Hated it. "Your'e a jittery little thing." Yes, there is cheese in every Star Wars film.

 

I can live with the Jabba scenes.

 

But it is noted that Lucas couldn't afford to build a Wookie Planet so he had to budget in the lame ass Ewoks.

 

If you notice my list, I am very consistent with the time variable.

 

Obviously the prequels never set well with me.

 

I think it all depends on your birthdate.

 

I was 9 when I saw A New Hope. It blew my mind.

 

I saw Rogue One (which I though I was going to hate) one day before Carrie passed.

 

When I saw the CGI Leia at the end I wept.

 

Then she died a day later.

 

Just sad.

 

I normally never stay for the credits but I had to after The Last Jedi.

 

Of course, "To our princess..... Carrie Fisher."

 

Hence I wept again.

[Principled Man]

I always tend to poo-poo the Return of the Jedi, but it's that damned awesome throne room scene and final space battle that makes up for the Jabba and ewok bullshit. Still I think I like the recent movies more. Disney's movies are nailing spaceship stuff, and I think the acting is better.

 

Luke-Vader-Palpatine was the Grand Finale of the entire series, IMO. What a wonderful catharsis!

 

Regarding the power of the Force, the Emperor's Force lightning made all previous displays look miniscule. It totally blew me away.

I still get choked up during the "Luke and Leia in the trees" scene. "Vader is here. He's come for me." Absolutely riveting!

 

Except for the annoying Ewoks, I love all of Return of The Jedi. It's a fantastic conclusion to the Saga.

[Principled Man]

Currently watching, for the first time, the Blu-ray reworked version of Return Of The Jedi.

 

Oh my gawd.....what utter stupidity. The opening scene in Jabba’s chamber....Lucas turned it into total shit.

 

[theredtamasrule]

What did you like or dislike about it?

I seriously considered walking out during the "I'm holding for General Hux" skit. I'm glad I didn't, but damn, that was just terrible.

 

I'm not happy at all with the current trend of film makers forcing contemporary America slang and vulgarities into their SciFi/Fantasy films. The General Hux scene wasn't too bad, IMO, but they could have worded it differently. It's supposed to be long ago, in a galaxy far, far away, but we get people talking exactly like US.

 

Guardians of The Galaxy comes immediately to mind. To me, it's very irritating to put up with the American vulgarities spewed by beings who have never even been to Earth much less the USA. I like Thor much better when he's talking like THOR, and not like one of the guys down in NYC.

 

The Thor-speak in Ragnarok was the director’s bs idea to have him strongly influenced by modern American language. So, even though Thor’s supposed to be over a thousand years old he’s speaking and joking as he did in Thor 3 after just a few years of hanging out with Jane Foster and Tony Stark?! Dumb.

 

Guardians 2 and Thor Rag were big let downs for me. They certainly were not made by filmmakers who know or respect the characters.

 

Getting back to Last Jedi, that General Hux phone scene was cringeworthy.

They might as well have had Domino's deliver a prank call pizza as a distraction.

 

 

 

I can picture Mary Poppins Leia flying through space with a pizza box in hand...

 

That would’ve been an improvement!

 

The more I think about it, the more unbalanced LJ seems. We’ve got the Hux prank call and Leia Poppins rubbish in the same movie as the cool Dern sacrifice scene and the well done Yoda cameo. Weird.

 

TLJ is a mess indeed there is a very good film in there. but Rian was to busy doing to much and it got way to convoluted.

 

Mick

 

Man is there really? A decent Star Wars popcorn flick? Maybe. But a very good film? I do not see the frame upon which to build a good movie out of this mess.

 

What made Star Wars good was that it was the archetypical hero’s journey, which is usually always a fun ride, but set against an interesting backdrop of gadgetry, droids and pew pew “lazor” beams. What they have totally abandoned is the hero journey of Rey and gone all in and tried to use cuteness, saccharine emotional ploys and technical wizbangery to make a story...it doesn’t work. At all.

 

One is an accident, two is a trend. My expectations for the third movie are not high.